Some parts of the rocket fall off and burn up in the ... so its nozzle is facing the same direction as the first balloon. Carefully inflate the second balloon about three quarters full.

Since the balloon lifts the rocket through the atmosphere ... In gimbaled systems, the nozzle can be swiveled to control the direction of thrust or the trajectory the rocket takes.

A balloon is taped to a straw ... The hot gas pushes back on the rocket in an upwards direction. When this upwards push, or thrust, exceeds the weight of the rocket, the forces acting on the ...

A basic principle of rocketry is to launch rockets in an easterly direction to take advantage ... is developing a method for launching rockets from balloons lofted to around 20 kilometers above ...

In between, the students build and test their experimental equipment, take an active part in the rocket or balloon launch campaign, conduct their experiments, and evaluate the data acquired. They ...